Huron and Bruce counties, as well as the municipalities within them, are receiving a significant funding package from the provincial government for infrastructure projects.
In a release on January 27th, Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson announced that her riding is receiving just over $8.8 million for local infrastructure projects. The two counties and 14 municipalities will be splitting the funding through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund, or OCIF. The money will be earmarked for road and bridge work as well as water and wastewater infrastructure.
Huron County is receiving the biggest share, with over $2.4 million earmarked for that county's projects. Bruce County will get nearly $661,000, and 14 municipalities will get varying amounts dependent on need and importance of the projects.
The total investment in communities across Huron-Bruce are as follows:
Huron County - $2,417,826 Bruce County - $660,950 Morris-Turnberry - $120,830 Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh - $238,800 Huron-Kinloss - $275,793 Municipality of Bluewater - $286,380 Municipality of Brockton - $301,518 Township of North-Huron - $316,651 Municipality of Huron-East - $431,716 Municipality of South Bruce - $432,080 Municipality of Central Huron - $483,847 Municipality of South Huron - $688,269 Municipality of Kincardine - $584,570 Town of Goderich - $628,685 Town of Saugeen Shores - $848,610 Township of Howick - $88,051 Grand total: $8,804,576
